On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced an interim final rule that significantly narrows the scope of beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate...more
On February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (EDTX) lifted the nationwide injunction to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) enforcement of the Beneficial Ownership...more
On January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) lifted the nationwide injunction imposed by the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland (Top Cop...more
On December 26, 2024, a separate panel of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (Appeal Panel) vacated its earlier order lifting (Fifth Circuit Motion Panel) the nationwide preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the...more
12/27/2024
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This article is an update to the December 9, 2024, article: UPDATE: FinCEN Alerts That CTA Reporting Is Voluntary While Preliminary Injunction Remains in Effect - On December 23, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for...more
12/24/2024
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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, temporarily suspending enforcement of the Corporate...more
12/19/2024
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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et. al v. Merrick Garland issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the...more
Pursuant to the provisions of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which became effective as of January 1, 2024, all domestic entities organized under the laws of a state prior to January 1, 2024, or foreign entities...more